From emergency relief shelters to a cardboard cathedral and exhibition spaces in shipping containers, Pritzker Prize\u2013winning architect Shigeru Ban has made his name with his restlessly inventive response to material and situation, as much as with his humanitarian work at the sites of natural and man-made disasters.<\/p>\n
In the spirit of a three-dimensional poetry, Ban uses materials as an incorporated part of his design, selected not for their cutting-edge credentials but rather for their expressive ability, their capacity to convey the building\u2019s overall concept. In particular, Ban has made regular use of paper tubing in projects as varied as the Japanese Pavilion at Expo 2000 in Hanover and emergency shelters for Rwanda\u2019s Byumba Refugee Camp.<\/p>\n
This essential introduction, compiled with Ban\u2019s own collaboration, presents his most important projects to date to survey the full reach and importance of, in the words of the Pritzker Prize jury, a \u201ccommitted teacher who is not only a role model for younger generation, but also an inspiration.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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